{"product_id":"marvin-gaye-whats-going-on","title":"Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest soul album ever alert!\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarvin Gaye What's Going On on green vinyl LP\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSly and the Family Stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emight have psychedelicised soul music, but\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarvin Gaye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epersonalised it. Although the powers-that-were Motown didn't even want to release the record, the unexpected success of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On\u003c\/em\u003e, issued in 1971, inspired\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStevie Wonder\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCurtis Mayfield\u003c\/strong\u003e, and just about every other black artist on the planet to take greater responsibility for their music and its meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGaye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eco-wrote the songs and produced the album, flavouring it with layer upon layer of his own multi-tracked vocals, oceans of hand percussion, strings, flutes, and jazzy horn solos. Spacey and loose as a spliff-fuelled Sunday afternoon jam in the park, the nine songs all played like a hit single. The title track - inspired by his brother's return from the Vietnam war - and the obvious social commentary of \"\u003cem\u003eInner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eMercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)\u003c\/em\u003e\" actually were hit singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo other tracks (\"\u003cem\u003eWholly Holy\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eSave The Children\u003c\/em\u003e\") would inspire hit covers by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAretha Franklin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiana Ross\u003c\/strong\u003e, respectively. Nevertheless,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's Going On\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esounds as fresh today as it did the week that it came out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marvin Gaye","offers":[{"title":"Green","offer_id":52940379750739,"sku":"7538572","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0897\/4516\/2579\/files\/Marvin_Gaye_Whats_Going_On_vinyl_LP.webp?v=1770113641","url":"https:\/\/mintandsealed.com\/products\/marvin-gaye-whats-going-on","provider":"Mint and Sealed","version":"1.0","type":"link"}